Government waives landfill levy in eight Victorian municipalities to help flood recovery
21/01/2011
The State Government will waive waste levies in eight flood-affected Victorian municipalities for two months from January 22 to help families and communities in the clean-up effort, Premier Ted Baillieu said today.
Victorian flood victims who are trying to clean up after the devastation will be able to dispose of their waste at landfills in these municipalities without charge.
Normal rates of $15 per tonne for municipal waste and $25 per tonne for industrial waste will be waived for two months from today for an initial eight municipalities, including:
- Loddon
- Northern Grampians
- Mount Alexander
- Central Goldfields
- Horsham
- Gannawarra
- Mitchell
- Moyne
When this emergency began the Government committed to doing all within its power to help flood-affected Victorian families and communities, and this waiver will ease the pressure on people hit hard by this calamity.
From this weekend, landfill operators will be permitted not to collect these levies so flood-affected Victorians in these municipalities can dispose of waste without charge.
